Name: Michael Panagako
Title: Senior Strategist, Real Estate
Company: KHJ Brand Activation
Location: Boston, Mass.
Place of birth: Newton, Mass.
Family: Single
College: Lehigh University
First job outside of real estate: Shelf stocker at Wellesley Roche Brothers
First job in current field: Marketing specialist, Meredith & Grew
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Full service marketing and branding firm with specialty practices in real estate, finance, health care and technology.
Hobbies: Skiing, biking and most outdoor stuff
Favorite book: "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Favorite movie: "Groundhog Day"
Person you most admire (outside of family): Former Governor Bill Weld
Keys to success: Always work hard, always be honest.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Ski patrol at Jay Peak
Malden, MA According to Combined Properties, Inc., the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) has renewed its lease at 195 Canal St. and will continue to operate its Malden Family Medicine Center there
This may seem self-serving, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But unlike some of the artificial intelligence tools now reshaping our industry, I am fully aware of my own bias. So, hear me out. The rise of AI in commercial real estate is not a distant threat or a speculative headline.
Now what? As the year comes to a close, the state of retail is always in the news. The answers vary greatly depending on who in the various related industries you ask, each offering a unique lens on the challenges and opportunities ahead.